New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-19
THE TEMPERANCE PLANK APPROVED.


STRONG ADDRESS FROM THE ANII-sALoON krub
LICAN LEAGUE
After careful consideration tbs Anti saloon
League of this state OF which exJusticc Moan DAVIS -
prcsden has out strongly In favor OF tue lonei
aucs plank In the Republican platform The reasons
,or th,s course are set forth In the
address to Temperance Republicans given here"i"
which was adopted at a meeting of the Executive COM
Inittee YESTERDAY 1t readsi II part AZ follows:
Thi, ORGANIZATIONS OF those who earnestly de-
SIRE sire nat nne Of Smany a taxi. an honest
posan Of hostility to the drinking saooh MS
dorsed plank OF the pattern aloPteo -.
Saratoga and gives It's support TO the state caTSa',
generally through the Nation rapidly becoming
az gressvcy hostile TO the satoon ana In many ralos
enforces and defends the most advanced temperance
moved rapidly in some others. nat the parn h.s
followed The general sn&sncS ih "e party has mai
against the liquor traffic in a platform; a. con
slider the e1nbarrassmenis under which the
laoored and the spirit IN when IL Vas ,o.mre n
direct hostility tina liquor traffic and ha. TINS
upsn Itself The naedicuons OF % ,pd and
their sympathizers and of the beer ana liquor res anu
OF the Personal Liberty party these people All tue baDd
declare their hatred of that party On the oo' s"an
the small proportion OF hquOr-deaers VINO {et Ielna
within party and who sui are powerIn ~ Inc ro
ellis of some localities exerted themselves at SARATOGA 10
the utmost to prevent declaration oil war ny WIG GUN
veution. A. ozcran.,on
adopted n resolution which, while on Its hrst reanlhs
was disappointing many. vet as 1t Is studied ana ea
FirstEThe convention commit itself to policy
OF hi III license which il distastofu 10 many sincere to
perucs Republicans, hut 1t did approve OF the pnlPos
Tor which recent bills passed in Albaay, namely
the restriction and limitation Of the hquor tranic a.,
Second-While not beating Chinese gohss IA ~! !no
face Of the enemy, 1t invoked all Inc powers mis W
peopl, OF the state have given the Legislature ~
I've used against the liquor tranici II Ieconi
men,ls the pass OF comprehensive and emceht "I
option laws By counties ami cities nnseau VI %
present ncredt o M" would give every oraity in
State including the city OF New ork. the right 10 ans"
utely prohibit the sale of liquor In its hounds hu wouu
do more the OF temperance thah "ouiu nv
snhmssion NJ constitutional amendment certain OF de-
feat II vored on bv IL large portion OF inc oie
weuld become prohibition territory /, 49,. ,. y, IN.
Ihrd-Ihis resolution was passed III 'ne ,,s !,
most strenuous opposition or those whose interest !.
when Evarts declared tnht "
was drawn the spirit OF heSy 20 Tue S,ioon , =,
was a move toward Us eNtirpHiloh ny tue elhlIo> MN,
ali constitutional means whie the Vote h"ti9 u W"
I36 iha yote or IL 5i3 ana would have "tn ''V
had "A full honse been present when IN" vote was l"nc.
The fact that the liquor Interests IN ali rars :" he
State have declared war on the parry ir "hht II
sums of money and exciting foreign preluhlccs a."h't
It, while they smile with good nstired contenpl upon
fnrions utteraDcos OF third party leaders % 80,
sensible party Is bound To ADVANCE "n" ~
10 rrccde and that 81 they want 10 uni and engage '
enemy will gei To the front sooner III the hepu"
ranks than In any other ORGANIZATION. M =, many
II hir t-party folly will cause IN Newark rs ih n"D
other places the defeat OF the representative OF IA" h
order aud the elevation to the mayoralty OF ichc 700
IL will lust easily in our state permit the opening ~
saloons sunday, proposition 10 "rH ie oPf"H0"''
of Tho Republcan party are well commit /.
q therefore all temperance hrphnl th"- 9" -
main m ths uarty labor for Its general Advancement
and their strongest imilenos 70 maze anu so
II most 20 verfuiy sntisaioon parry am an ana
ouls 10 all scheme which aimed al the happln's' 81
home the sauctIty OF the sAbbath ana the p'Dic
welfare.